Guyana Defence Force Major Sven Douglas recently returned from New Delhi, India, where he successfully completed the Training of the Trainers for United Nations Deployment Course 02.
Major Sven Douglas
The course was conducted over a three-weeks period, from March 14 to April, 1, 2022.
Major Douglas, who was among 19 officers from various countries undergoing training, is the Officer Commanding of the Colonel Ulric Officer Cadet School (CUPOCS); Standard Officer Course 54. Major Douglas graduated with the highest examination score and was awarded the prize for Best Foreign Officer.
High Commissioner of India to Guyana, Dr KJ Srinivasa has congratulated Major Sven Douglas on successfully completing the United Nations Pre Deployment Training (UNPDT) – Training of the Trainers for United Nations Deployment Course held in New Delhi, India, at the Centre for UN Peacekeeping (CUNPK).
The Training of the Trainers for United Nations Deployment Course was designed to enable officers to function effectively within the United Nations environment and train fellow peacekeepers. Upon successful completion, officers are competent to serve as Commanders as part of their military contingents, prepare contingents for the conduct of negotiations in an area of conflict, carry out observation duties, manage checkpoints, and organise convoy protection and escort duties.
GDF Major Sven Douglas and Indian High Commissioner, Dr KJ Srinivasa
The curriculum saw participants being exposed to an array of core focus areas such as the United Nations Peacekeeping Operations – history, evolution and types, legal aspects, mandate and mission and mission analysis, organisation and role –functioning of joint operations centre and joint mission analysis centre, and thematic subjects such as child protection, protection of civilians, sexual exploitation and abuse, conflicted related sexual violence, civilian-military coordination and quick impact projects amongst others.
“The Government of India is very happy to have facilitated this training to a friendly partner country like Guyana with full funding. This is part of an ever-increasing partnership with Guyana, especially in the capacity building of GDF with over 19 training slots allotted to Guyana since 2021 (8 officers have finished training in India already in various courses, 2 officers are leaving tomorrow for India while 9 more are due to go later this year),” the High Commission stated in a release to the media.
The Government of India has further added 10 additional slots for the GDF in addition to the above in 2022. This makes the current programme of cooperation with the GDF the largest ever so far between the two countries. India continues to engage with various Governmental institutions in Guyana for skills upgradation and technical expertise enhancement, under its South-South Cooperation model.
